🚀 Elevate Your Network Game!
The TP-Link TG-3468 is a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Network Card designed to enhance your PC's connectivity. With speeds of up to 1000Mbps, it supports a wide range of Windows operating systems and comes with dual brackets for versatile installation. Backed by a 2-year warranty and 24/7 support, this adapter is a reliable choice for both casual users and professionals.
Color | Green |
Item Weight | 3.52 ounces |
Item Dimensions L x W x H | 6.3"L x 5.31"W x 1.1"H |
Data Link Protocol | Giga, IEEE 802 1p |
Data Transfer Rate | 10000 Megabits Per Second |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Hardware Connectivity | Ethernet |
P**T
Excellent Purchase
No complaints. Ordered this as a secondary network connection for a server PC. Easy install (as expected). Did not need to download drivers as it is compatible with preinstalled driver library. Works well and delivers great speed and signal strength.
B**Y
Windows XP approved
Wow, I built a pc back in the early 2000's. It still works! It has Windows XP. I installed this gigabit card because the pc has games on it that I can play with a local network LAN party. Some of my other pc's have the games but are newer. Old but still newer running windows 10. So, after installation of this gigabit card to the pcie-1 slot windows xp detected it. I put in the cd provided and it installed no problem. Pc's back then had a CD player lol. I actually installed two on this pc for burning purposes. However here's the limitation. Windows xp can't access the internet. It's blocked. So I can do a Google search but can't open any of the search findings. However for local networking you are good to go.
D**A
This TP-LINK network interface card was easy to install and works perfectly
I have a 1/2 height desktop computer that operates under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and has a motherboard-based 1 gigabit network interface card. This computer is connected to our home network and works perfectly fine. I recently installed a business network in our home which includes a server, a NAS, and a Cisco firewall. Business users connect to this network via a VPN.I wanted to connect my computer to both of these networks, but I did not want business users to see the home network data, nor other home users to see the business data. The answer was to install a second NIC in the computer. As the computer is 1/2 height, I wanted a card with a low profile bracket. I ordered the TP-LINK TG-3468 1 gigabit NIC and received the card 2 days later.The card was delivered with a simple instruction sheet (with Windows XP and Windows 7), a resource CD with a manual and drivers (for Win XP, Vista 64/32, Win 7 64/32, and Win 8 64/32. There are no drivers for Win 10 and I did not test the Win 8 drivers on a Win 10 installation. I checked there web site and Win 10 drivers are not offered there, either. And, yes, the low profile bracket WAS included in the box!First step was to swap the card's factory equipped full profile bracket for the low profile bracket. This was simple, two screws and done, though there is no slop in the positioning. This is probably a good thing, since this means there is no position adjustment needed.Second step was to insert the card in an open expansion slot. The card is designed for a PCI Express (PCIe) X 1 slot and my computer has one of these, so the slot to use was simple to determine. If the computer did not have a PCIe X1, I could have used any of the other PCIe X16 slots.Third step was to restart the computer and install the driver CD in the drive. Windows 7 fails to automatically load drivers for the card, but the instructions expect this and provide the needed procedure. The instructions lead you step by step to setup the card, it couldn't be simpler.Fourth step was to check that the computer can see resources on both the old and new NIC's (both worked perfectly), then shut down the computer and close the case.It actually took longer to write this product review than it took to install and configure the interface card. I would certainly buy this product again!
T**E
Works with Windows 10, BSOD with Windows 11
Is a great card and works great on Windows 10. Unfortunately, does not work on Windows 11 and would blue screen of death on a windows upgrade or clean install.
T**O
EZ quick XP install !! Amazon is selling/shipping current version of card (v4.6).
TP-Link manufactures quality networking gear. Over recent years, I have relied on a TP-Link modem and I currently running TWO TP-Link routers, one as a 'root' router, the other as an 'extender/bridge' router. Always rock-solid and reliable. (I retired the TP-Link modem only because TP-Link does not manufacture a stand-alone DOCSIS 3.1 modem.)Note that there has been, over the years, four versions/itinerations of this (1 Gigabit PCI-Express) card. Sold and shipped by Amazon, I received Version 4.6 of the card. So Amazon is selling (direct) and shipping current stock. You can check the version of the card by looking at the label on the outside of the box … or at the sticker on the card. Oddly, the MAC address is not given on either the box or the card; if you need it, you will have to snag it out of your router's DHCP list.Installation into a WinXP SP3 w/ circa-2007 Intel mobo was quick and straightforward:All the drivers come in the box on a mini-CD but to be sure I would be current, I instead downloaded the most current Version 4 XP drivers from the TP-Link support webpage for the card. That was a .ZIP file; I extracted all the files into a temporary folder. Powered down the computer. Snapped the card into a vacant PCI-Express x 1 slot on the mobo. Powered back up and got the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" pop-up. The XP driver install instructions provided by TP-Link (at their website) were very close, but not entirely 100% spot-on; if I recall correctly, from the pop-up I followed the path:InstallFromAListOrSpecificLocationDon'tSearchIWillChooseTheDriverToInstallHardwareType (choose NetworkAdapter)Don't bother to choose a specific adapter from the given list, instead click onHaveDisk, then Browse (to the .inf file in the temporary folder), then Open it.Click on OK. Ignore incorrect driver warnings and click ContinueAnyway.(I think the warning is being 'thrown' by the fact that the TP-Link card is built on a Realtek chip & drivers.)Bam! Device and drivers installed. Device is named 'TP-Link Gigabit PCI Express Adapter.' The three needed driver files were dropped into the Windows/System32 folder. Swapped the Ethernet cable onto the card. Opened ControlPanel/NetworkConnections. Disabled the mobo Ethernet port, renamed it 'Mobo Ethernet.' Enabled the TP-Link Ethernet port, renamed it 'TP-Link Ethernet.' Deleted the temporary folder. Rebooted the router, just to be sure. Up and running !!I didn't pick up the download speed improvement I was hoping for, but I've definitely excluded the Ethernet port as a speed constraint. (Paying for 1Gb, pulling 220Mb … time to get a techie out here to test the speed at the coax connector!)In any case, this card is very inexpensive … and it is also a quick, easy solution under XP and older mobos.
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